Welcome to the jfig download page: class archives, documentation, and a few examples and FIG libraries (cliparts). You can also download precompiled fig2dev binaries for Windows and Mac OSX. Please read and agree to the LICENSE before downloading any of the following archives.

To run the jfig editor, you will need to download either the "jfig3.jar" archive file with the jfig editor, or the "jfig3-itext.jar" archive file which also includes the iText PDF-export functions. You can also download and run these archives automatically via the Java Webstart installler from our webstart page.

If you don't like the built-in export functions of jfig, you may also want to download the precompiled binaries of the fig2dev exporting utility, for example for EPS and LaTeX export.

Notes about downloading

The jfig editor:

• jfig3.jar   The complete jfig editor software, but without the built-in PDF export library. JDK/JRE 1.4 or later required.

• jfig3-itext.jar   The complete jfig editor software including a copy of the iText PDF-library. Download this archive file if you plan to use the built-in PDF-export functions. JDK/JRE 1.4 or later required. Visit the iText-homepage at www.lowagie.com/iText for details, documentation, and license information about iText.

  For further information, see: LICENSE, registration, README, FAQ, and CHANGES.

  The Step by step instructions for installing jfig on Windows XP might be helpful, if you are not accustomed to installing Java applications.

  On Windows and Macintosh systems with a working installation of JDK/JRE 1.4 (or higher), you should also be able to double-click the "jfig3.jar" file after downloading to start the editor (note: the JDK does not like directory names with spaces in them). Note: on Mac OS X, you might prefer to download the jfig-bundle (see below) which includes jfig3-itext.jar and fig2dev.

Additional jfig downloads:

• jfig-bean.jar   A standalone FIG-viewer packaged as a Java Bean component and ready to be used in GUI builders. Download this archive if you want to add a FIG viewer to your own applications. Requires JDK 1.4+ (Swing). See the bean page for details and documentation.

• jfig.jar   This is the archive with the older generation (AWT version) of the jfig editor, requires JDK 1.1 or higher. Lacks many features and is no longer supported. Download and use this version only if JDK/JRE 1.4 is not available for your computer.

• jfig-jpresentationviewer.zip   The Swing-version of the jfig presentation viewer. Includes a FIG viewer and the CM fonts (~480KB). Use this file in combination with PresentationBuilder (from jfig3.jar) with the -jar option to create self-running presentations with a Swing-based GUI. This looks better than presentations based on the AWT-version (see next item), but requires JDK 1.4.0 or higher at runtime.

• jfig-presentationviewer.zip   AWT-version of the jfig presentation viewer, stripped of unused classes and methods to achieve minimum size (~200KB). You only need this file to create presentations that run with any Java 1.1-compatible Java VM, including JDK/JRE 1.1.8 and the Microsoft jview. Specify the archive as the last argument when running PresentationBuilder (from jfig3.jar) with the -jar option.

• jfig-macosx-bundle.zip for Mac OS X 10.4
• jfig-macosx-bundle.zip for Mac OS X 10.5

  An all-in-one bundle for using jfig3 on Mac OS X, contributed by Frank Stengel. It includes the jfig3-itext.jar archive, the fig2dev converter, and applescript code for jfig desktop integration. Please download the Zip-archive, then follow the instructions in the README file. (If you are interested in building your own bundle, the jfig-macosx-howto.zip archive includes instruction on how to prepare the jfig3 launcher.)

• jfig.hqx   Support file for jfig1 (that is, jfig.jar) on Mac OS 7.6.1 .. Mac OS 9.2.2. Place the jfig.hqx application in the same folder as the jfig.jar. Then run the jfig application by double-clicking its icon.

• jfig-os2.zip   Support files for jfig1 (that is, jfig.jar) under OS/2 (Warp 4, fix 5): installation and setup documentation, command and installation scripts, and icon files.

• jfig TeX support macros   The LaTeX support macros described in the jfig tutorial, e.g. \calA or \Sum.

The fig2dev utility:

To get the latest version of fig2dev, check ftp.x.org or any Linux mirror near you. However, compiling fig2dev for platforms other than Unix/Linux is not trivial, because the program uses many Unix-specific features. Therefore, the link below provides a ready-to-run executable of fig2dev.3.2.3 for Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP, built using the Cygwin tools. Unfortunately, some features of the Unix fig2dev had to be disabled for legal reasons (e.g. GIF export), many others for technical reasons (e.g. no pipe support on Windows). Still, the fig2dev.exe should be able to handle most drawings.

• fig2dev3.2.3d-windows.zip A ZIP-archive with a precompiled fig2dev.3.2.3d executable for Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP and the required cygwin1.dll runtime link library. The program includes support for embedded XBM, GIF, JPEG, PNG images. See the README in the archive for detailed information, installation instruction and the copyright stuff.

• The modified sources for fig2dev.3.2.3 are available on request.

• fig2dev3.2.3-mac-osX.zip A Zip-archive with precompiled fig2dev and transfig 3.2.3 executables for Mac OS-X (with JPEG but without PNG support). Note: one user reported (on 2006.08.03) that the program won't run on the newer Intel-based Macs; beware.

Documentation and examples

• The jfig tutorial and user guide (PDF format, 1 MByte).

• Step by step instructions for installing jfig on Windows XP (provided by Oz Shy)

• jfig-classdoc.zip A JAR/Zip archive with the complete javadoc-generated class documentation for jfig. Only required for developers.

• FIG DSP library Zip-archive with a FIG symbols for digital signal processing, especially for drawing filter (FIR/IIR/Audio) block diagrams. Note: the objects are made for metric coordinates.

• Also, check our gallery for a few typical jfig drawings.

• www.xfig.org The xfig homepage. Please check their online xfig user manual, which also covers most functions of jfig. The webpage also has links to many example figure files and library objects (cliparts).